Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Faced with double-teaming at the front of the penalty area, Messi easily broke through the "cage" of Dortmund and passed the ball to Suarez, who almost completely relied on subconscious movements to keep passing the ball forward. Messi came out from nowhere, received the ball, and shot it, changing the score.

1-0.

Barcelona, ​​playing at home, took the lead in the 17th minute of the game with the team leader No. 10 Messi.

Although Neymar was gone, they were old teammates who had fought for many years, and they were both very high in football IQ. The two sides had telepathy. Suarez's pass and Messi's forward insertion were all so smooth.

Not to mention Suarez himself, Messi has the personal ability to single out the back line. This kind of pass and cut cooperation alone is the top in history. How easy is it to defend them?

Losing the ball was expected by Tuchel and was also on record.

After all, it is simply impossible to avoid losing the ball when facing Barcelona.

Next, it depends on how Dortmund attacks.

Attacking the aging defense line is the purpose of Dortmund's attack.

When Aubameyang accelerated, Pique was out of breath. Facing Ousmane Dembele's attack again, Barcelona's defense line was even more chaotic.

Unfortunately, the Hornets had a bit worse luck.

On the other hand, Barcelona's attack came again.

Before Dortmund formed a double team, Messi made an extremely secret pass to Suarez, who stood at the top of the arc in the center circle and dominated the ball. Just when everyone thought he was going to find Messi, Barcelona's No. 9 didn't even look at it, and made a long diagonal pass to hit the ball to the rib space between the full-back and the central defender.

This position is where Barcelona's new aid Coutinho inserted again.

When the Dortmund defenders reacted, it was too late.

Coutinho, who cut into the penalty area, shot without stopping and expanded the score to 2-0.

At the end of the first half, Barcelona led by 2 goals. It was a perfect first half.

Throughout the half, the Dortmund defenders were stunned. What is world-class passing and cutting cooperation? Barcelona performed to the extreme. The most terrifying thing is that this is not the peak of Barcelona's passing and control.

If you meet the invincible six-time champion Barcelona, ​​just thinking about it makes your back tight.

The rhythm points are completely mismatched, as if the players on the field are controlled by one brain. Wherever the ball is passed, there will be Barcelona players advancing in that gap.

A strong system, strong players, if such a team is not successful, who will succeed?

Of course, even so, players are people after all, not machines, and there are always ways to crack it. Didn't Mourinho dethrone the peak Barcelona back then?

Of course, in this game, Tuchel's thinking is to end Barcelona with offense.

After all, the existing personnel structure and the personal abilities of the players on the defensive line are not enough to perfectly replicate Mourinho's "cage" tactics. Besides, the weakness of Barcelona today lies in the aging of the back line, which is a fatal point, and he must focus on it.

"Be bolder in attack, take risks, and increase the intensity."

Tuchel did not become timid because of the two goals lost. On the contrary, he believes that this result can allow the players to put down their psychological burdens directly.

The players of the Barcelona team walked out of the locker room with a relaxed smile, while the players of the Dortmund team looked very nervous.

Even if the head coach did not blame them, they were two goals behind on the field after all.

"Beep~!"

The referee blew the whistle and the second half of the game began. It was still the familiar main attack of the Barcelona team.

In the midfield dominated by Rakitic and Busquets, it was too difficult for Wang Pei to compete alone, and it was too difficult to hold the ball.

Even if Wang Po came to the backcourt to receive the ball, he would be entangled like a dog skin plaster. Every time he passed the ball, it was very difficult to pass the ball.

Barcelona's defense against Wang Po was very high.

What to do?

If you want to attack with a threat, Wang Po must be released.

Since the midfield is not good, then the frontcourt.

Anyway, it is your Barcelona's main attacking state, it is impossible for everyone to follow your backcourt.

However, this means that Dortmund's possession rate is lower. Once the ball hits the frontcourt, the success rate needs to be increased.

Messi came again and penetrated the goal with a free kick.

3 to 0.

The game time came to 60 minutes, and the home team Barcelona took a 3-goal lead.

From the scene and the results, Dortmund is behind Barcelona in all aspects. This result has put them one foot into the abyss of elimination.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Brighton's seemingly long-footed clearance unexpectedly came to Wang Po's feet. With his back to the ball, he chose to knock the ball past the opponent with his heel, which made Busquets, who was closely guarding him, completely unexpected. It was too late to turn around and chase. This was the first time he experienced Wang Po's speed in this game. In one word: fast.

In the blink of an eye, he had broken through the second line of defense. Facing the "see-through" Pique who came to defend, Wang Po accelerated unreasonably.

Pique, who was no longer in his peak state, turned around and chased the ball, but Wang Po still passed by him and got the ball into the penalty area first.

Wang Po did not slow down, but raised his leg to pretend to shoot. Pique was a champion central defender, so steady that he did not fall for this fake move. Seeing that the shooting angle was getting smaller and smaller, he had to make a choice.

Wang Po swung his leg again, and this time the shot was inevitable. Just when everyone thought he was going to choose a miraculous shot, he chose a push shot through the small door.

The ball was not fast, but the line was clear enough and the angle was tricky enough.

It was another small door. Goalkeeper Ter Stegen's sight was completely on the person. When he noticed it, it was too late. He watched the ball roll into the goal.

3 to 1.

Wang Po scored a goal for Dortmund.

Will this be the horn of the Hornets' counterattack?

Just when everyone thought Dortmund was about to exert force, Messi's another small-angle volley shot broke the goal, changing the color and expanding the score to 4 to 1, and completing a hat trick in this game.

The king of football is coming!

It was a complete individual performance. Dortmund's defense was completely useless in front of Messi and could not play any limiting role.

As mentioned before the game, the only person who could stop Messi was Valverde, the head coach of Barcelona.

Messi's goal made Wang Po's efforts come to naught. There were still 10 minutes left in the game. If the score ended with this and entered the second round, Dortmund would be in danger.